Display rack



June 24; 1930. CHAPPQRYJR; ET AL 1,767,433

DISPLAY RACK Filed April 6, 1929 CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY,

Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED" STATES PATENr-oFFmn imam c. OHAPPOBY,JRi, oFBRooKLY'N, Ann Jenn B. rosnY, onwrrrr'nrLArNs, nrscurr COMPANY,or new YORK, N. Y., A

NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO NATIONAL Ap plicati on filed April 6,

partof the rack. A further object is to provide a readily collapsibleWire rack or easelwhich. is durable and rugged inuse and adapted toremainlocked in extended position of useh V l .Other objects will; be inpart obvious from the annexed drawing and in part indicated from .thefollowing analysis of the invention, in which reference is made to thea"- companying' drawing illustrating one of various possibleembodimentsof our idea.

In this drawing a a I Fig.1 is aperspective of the rack orreasel inassembled orspaced relation; and r c n Fig. 2 is a side elevation of therack show a ing the dispositionof the' containers', illustratedjindotted lines. a

Referring now to the drawings :in detail, the reference character 10generally desig nates a front frame member having side legs 11 and 12and-an upper cross part18 extending *therebetween. The said frame memberis of substantially inverted UfShELPG, the legs 11 and 12being looped attheir lower end, as at 14, to provide a suitable base to preventscratching of the floor or support upon which the stand mayrest. Upperand lowercross braces in the form ofwire rods 15 and 16 respectivelyareprovided, and extend between the legs 11, 12 the brace 16 being providedwith spaced loops 1? for the purposeqto be described. Itwillbe'understood-that the cross braces 15', 16 are preferably spot weldedto the legs 11,12, altho any desiredfast connection therebetween may besubstituted. ,jAwrear frame fi-me nber; generally des g- DISPLAY RACK1929. Serial No. 353,071;

nated as comprises-side legs 20, 21 rigidly it held'in spacedrelationyby an upper cross brace22 and a lower cross brace 23. Loops 14*are provided at the lower ends of the legs 21,22 to provideabasetherefor, and

the upper extremities are looped about the top cross part 13 of thefront frame member, as atg24t, to form a hinge or flexible connectiontherewith. Y

1 The upper cross brace 22 of the rear frame member is bent intermediateits ends to form an L-shaped lip member comprising adown wardly inclinedportion 26 extending sub stantially parallel to the front frame memberwhen in set up position, and a forwardl inclined 1 extensionthereto 27which is ,disposed substantially normal to they inclined legs 11,12 ofthefront frame.

A container A isadapted to. be supported between the cross rod 15 of thefront frame member and the ,said lipv 26, the container restingonthe-extension portion 27 of the lip memberand being supported from therear bythe downwardly inclined portion 26 thereof which engages thebottom 1 of the container and-determines its most rearwardposition.container'A rests on the cross rod 15, which is here shown as; bentdownwardly at a slight, angle The disposition of the lip 26 relative tothe cross arm 15 is such that the container A is supported thereon in inclined position and extends forwardly of the frontframe member 10. p 1 iI a a As herein shown, the front and rear frame members l0, 19,respectively, are maintained in set-up position by meansof spaced rods30, 31', whichare preferably disposed in substantnally parallel relationeach having their forward ends looped as at 32, and hinged. or flexiblyconnected to the loops 17 formed in the cross brace 16 hereinbeforedescribed. The said rods 30, 31 extend rearwardly and downwardly and atan angle substantially normal to the inclined legs ll, 12 for the majorportion of their lengths and are thereafterbent upwardly as'at 33 toform hoolrportions 34, which detachably engage overthe cross brace 23 ofthe rear frame member 19. fThe parallel rods 30,

The forward portion of the 31 are suitably spaced by a cross rod orbrace 35 extending therebetween, the said rod 35 having the furtherfunction of engaging the bottom of a container B supported upon the rodsand 31. The disposition of the rod 35, which engages the bottom of thecontainer thereby to define its rearmost position, relative to the saidsupporting rods is such as to cause the container B to extend forwardlyof the front frame member 10 the same distance as the container Aextends therefrom, the front of the container resting upon the crossbrace 16 which is shown'as slightlycurved, to conform to the curvatureof the container B. In lieu of curved portion of the brace16,such-portion may beangularly disposed, as the brace 15; likewise bothbraces 15 and 16 may be curved. i i V The above construction, althoprimarily designed to support and display two containers, may be readilymodified to support; any desired number thereof by merely increasing thenumber of cross braces 15 and 22. The rack is advantageous in supportingcontainers ofdifferent sizes, although it will be understood that two ormore containers of like or unlike sizes may be supported thereon uponsuitable modification.

'The rectangular and parallelogram arrangement of rods and braces andthe several hinge and locking members provide a very substantial andstable support which will remain in fixed position without danger ofupsetting. Further, it may be made in various sizes and convenientlymoved from one place to another without marring the floor or counterupon whicliit may be supported.

The rack or easel as above described is adapted to be inexpensivelyconstructed of wire rod of suitable gage throughout, and may be quicklyand readily assembled or disassembled. To collapse the rack, it isnecessary only to disengage or unlock the hook portions 3 1 of the rods30, 31 from the cross brace 23, and thereafter swing the said rodsupwardly and bring together the front and rear frame members 10, 19 aspermitted by the hinge connection therebetween.

From the above, it will be seen that the rack as above described,provides a simple structure for supporting and displaying containers ofdifferent sizes in such a manner that the containers are disposed atsubstantially the same angle and extend the same distance beyond thefront portion of the rack.

Without further analysis the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist'ofthis invention that others can by applying current knowledge readilyadapt it for various applications without omitting certain featuresthat, from the standpoint of the prior art,

fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specificaspects of this invention, and therefore such adaptations should and areintended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalencyof the following claims.

What we claim l. A display rack comprising a front frame memberincluding a container engaging element, a rear frame member hinged tothe upper portion of the frontfi'ame member, and rods linked to thefront frame member and each extending downwardly and rearwardly for aportion of their lengths and thereafter inclined upwardly, said upwardlyinclined portions being detachably hooked to the rear frame to hold saidframe members in spaced relation, said downwardly and rearwardlyextending portions of the rods and said element of the front framemember providing a mounting for a container.

LA display rack comprising a front frame member, a rear frame memberhinged to the upper portion thereof, and rods linked'to the front framemember and each extending downwardly and rearwardly for a portion oftheir lengths. and thereafter inclined upwardly, said upwardly inclinedportions being detachably hooked to the rear frame to hold said framemembers in assembled-relation, said rods'bein'g spaced to support acontainer therebetween, and a cross brace extending between saidparallel rodsadapted to engage the bottom of a container supported bysaid rods, whereby to define the rearmost position of said container. I

3. A display rack comprising a front frame member having side legs and across part connecting the top portion of said legs, a cross braceextending between said legs and provided with spaced loops therein, arear frame member comprising side legs hingedly connected to the crosspart of the front frame, and a cross brace extending between said sidelegs, and supporting rods hinged to the loops of the cross brace o thefront frame and detachably-hooked over the cross brace of the rear framethereby to maintain said frames in spaced relation, said supporting rodsbeing spaeed to support a container thereon.

at. A display rack comprising a front frame member having side legs anda cross part connecting the top portion of said legs, a cross braceextending between said legs'and provided with spaced loops therein, arear frame member comprising side legs hingedly connected to the crosspart of the front frame, and a cross braceje'xtendingb'etween said sidelegs, and supporting rods hinged to the loops of the cross brace of thefront frame and detachably hooked over the cross brace of the rear framethereby to maintain sai'd frames. in

spaced relation, said supporting rods being spaced to support acontainer thereon, and a cross rod extending between said supportingrods against which the bottom of the container engages.

5. A display rack comprising a front frame member having side legs and across part connecting the top portion of said legs, a cross braceextending between said legs and provided with spaced loops therein, arear frame member comprising side legs hingedly connected to the crosspart of the front frame, and. a cross brace extending between said sidelegs, supporting rods hinged to the loops of the cross brace of thefront frame member and extending rearwardly and downwardly andthereafter inclined upwardly, the upwardly inclined portions beingdetachably hooked over the cross brace of the rear frame member, thesupporting rods being spaced to support a container therebetween.

6. A display rack comprising a front frame member having side legs and across part connecting the top portion of, said legs, a cross braceextending between said f legs and provided with spaced loops therein, arear frame member comprising side legs hingedly connected to the crosspart of the front frame, and a cross brace extending between said sidelegs, supporting rods hinged to the loops of the cross brace of thefront frame member and extending rearwardly and downwardly andthereafter inclined upwardly, the upwardly inclined portions beingdetachably hooked over the cross brace of the rear frame member, thesupporting rods being spaced to support a container therebetween, and across member extending between said rods adapted to engage the bottom ofthe container supported thereby.

7. A display rack comprising a front frame including side legs, a crossbrace extending between said legs intermediate the ends thereof, a rearframe member com rising side legs hingedly secured to the ront frame, across brace extending between the legs of the rear frame, a forwardlyextend ing lip formed in said last named cross brace, said lip and thecross brace of the front frame adapted to support a containertherebetween at an inclination substantially f normal to the front framemember. I

8. A display rack comprising a front frame including side legs, a rearframe having side legs hlngedly secured to the front frame, a crossbrace extending between the legs of the front frame, and a cross braceextending between the legs of the rear frame,

said last named cross brace having an L- shaped lip therein engaging theside and bottom of a container, the forward portion of the containerengaging the cross brace of the front frame, and means to maintain saidfront and rear frames in spaced and inclinedrelation. l

9. A display rack comprising a front frame having side legs and a crosspart, a rear frame having side legs hingedly secured to the cross partof the front frame, a cross brace extending between the legs of thefront frame, and a cross brace extending between the legs of the backframe, said last named cross brace therein engaging the side and bottomof an inclined container, the forward portion of the container engagingthe cross brace of the front frame, a lower cross brace extendingbetween the legs of the front frame and having spaced loops therein, alower cross brace extending between the legs of the rear frame member,and supporting rods hinged to the loops of the front lower brace anddetachably secured to the lower cross brace of the rear member, saidrods being spaced to support another container therebetween atsubstantially the same inclination as the first container. 7

10. A display rack comprising a front rame having side legs and acrosspart, a rear frame having side legs hingedly secured to the cross partof the front frame, an upper cross brace extending between the legs ofthe front frame, and an upper cross brace extending between the legs ofthe rear frame, said last namedcross brace having an L-shaped liptherein engaging the side and bottom of an inclined container, theforward portion of the container engaging the cross brace of the frontframe and extending forwardly of the front frame, a lower cross braceextending between the legs of the front frame and having spaced loopstherein, a lower cross brace extending between the legs of the rearframe, and supporting rods hinged to the loops of the front cross braceand detachably secured to the lower cross brace of the rear member, saidrods being spaced and inclined to support a second containertherebetween at substantially the same inclination as the firstcontainer, and a cross rod extending between said rods and engaging thebottom of the container supported thereon, and causing and permittingthe second container to project substantially the same distance beyondthe front rame as said first container.

Signed at New York, New York, this third day of April, 1929.

ANDREW C. CHAPPORY, JR. JOHN B. POSEY.v

having an L -shaped lip

